Tag Archives: IT

Supply Chains:  IT’s Failed Frontier

I brought my family’s passenger van for repairs at the car dealership where we bought it from.  The van had trouble accelerating especially going uphill.  It would sometimes stall.  The dealership’s engineer pulled out a portable device which he plugged into an electronic box under the van’s hood.  When I asked what the device was,Continue reading “Supply Chains:  IT’s Failed Frontier”

Lessons from an IT & Logistics Mess

A multinational consumer goods corporation initiated a comprehensive information system project for all its departments, manufacturing & logistics operations included.  The lead person of the project was Dana, one of the corporation’s up-in-coming IT managers.  Dana convened a working group comprised of senior heads of respective departments of the multinational’s various departments, i.e., finance, sales,Continue reading “Lessons from an IT & Logistics Mess”